Contributory Lead Papers / Abstracts at International Conferences

Total: 48

• Contributory papers/abstracts presented at the 16th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (ICP), Mathura, India, October 21–25, 2024 – 04.
• Contributory papers/abstracts presented at the 15th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (ICP), Dublin, Ireland, June 12–16, 2022 – 05.
• Contributory papers/abstracts presented at the 14th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (ICP), Riviera Maya, Mexico, June 4–8, 2018 – 02.
• Presented a Lead Paper at the 1st International Satellite Symposium (ISS)–2016 on "Advances in Animal Sciences & Biomedicine in 21st Century", UK, October 12, 2016 – 01.
• Presented Abstracts at the 1st International Satellite Symposium (ISS)–2016 on "Advances in Animal Sciences & Biomedicine in 21st Century", UK, October 12, 2016 – 03.
• Presented Lead Paper and Abstracts at the 12th International Conference on Goats (IGA), Antalya, Turkey, September 25–30, 2016 – 03.
• Presented Lead Paper and Abstracts at the 13th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (ICP), Nantes, France, June 20–24, 2016 – 05.
• Presented contributory papers/abstracts at the 12th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (ICP), Parma, Italy, June 22–26, 2014 – 07.
• Presented contributory papers/abstracts at the 11th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis (ICP), Sydney, Australia, February 5–10, 2012 – 06.
• Presented contributory papers/abstracts at the 7th Annual JDIP Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, July 10–14, 2011 – 02.
• Presented contributory papers/abstracts at the Conference on Advances in Microbial Technologies, Amity University, Jaipur, December 1–2, 2021 – 04.

Contributory Papers / Abstracts at National Conferences, Seminars & Workshops

• Presented a contributory paper/abstract at the workshop on "Commercial and Backyard Goat Farming with Scientific Approach" during the 5th Rajasthan Science Congress, held at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, October 13–14, 2017 – 01.
• Presented a contributory paper/abstract at the International Conference on Nanotechnology in Energy, Nano-Bio Interface & Sustainable Environment (INTENSE-2017), held at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, August 19–21, 2017 – 01.
• Contributed a paper/abstract to the Compendium of the XXV National Conference of Veterinary Parasitology and National Symposium on "One Health Approach – Plausible Solution for Sustainable Parasite Control", held at MVC, TANUVAS, Chennai, February 16–19, 2016 – 01.
• Contributed a paper/abstract to the 16th Indian Veterinary Congress and XXIII Annual Conference of IAAVR and National Symposium on "Strengthening of Governance in Animal Health and Production Activities for the Benefit of Farmers and Livestock Owners", organized by the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, February 27–28, 2016 – 01.
• Contributed papers/abstracts at the World Veterinary Day – Shalihotra Jayanti and National Symposium on "One Health Initiative to Foster Intersectoral Collaboration for Human and Animal Health", organized by the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, April 26–28, 2016 – 02.
• Contributed papers/abstracts at the XXVIII Annual Convention of the Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologists, Immunologists and Specialists in Infectious Diseases (IAVMI) and International Conference on "Challenges and Opportunities in Animal Health in the Face of Globalization and Climate Change", held at DUVASU, Mathura, October 30–November 1, 2014 – 04.
• Contributed a paper/abstract at the National Conference on "Zoonotic Mycobacterial Infections and Their Impact on Public Health", organized by the Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, February 25–27, 2013 – 01.
• Contributed papers/abstracts at the National Conference on "Phytomedicine – An Alternate to Modern Medicine and Their Molecular Expression", organized by the Department of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, GLA University, Mathura, February 16–17, 2013 – 02.
• Contributed papers/abstracts to the Compendium of the National Seminar on "Future Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Health and Production of Small Ruminants" and Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Sheep and Goat Production and Utilization (ISSGPU), held at the Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, December 22–23, 2012 – 05.

Microbiology

• Microbiology and Molecular Epidemiology
• Microbiology and Molecular Biology – Study of the microbiome, transcriptome, and immune interactions in Johne’s disease and Crohn’s disease, with particular reference to M. paratuberculosis.
• Molecular Diagnostics and Vaccinology

Extramural Research Projects (Last 5 Years)

Total Projects: 10 (Completed: 05; Ongoing: 05)

• Development of Herbal Formulation from Medicinal Plants (Ocimum sanctum and Solanum xanthocarpum) for the Therapeutic Management of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Infection in Domestic Livestock
  Funding Agency: DBT, New Delhi | Amount: ₹96.04 Lakhs | Duration: 2020–2023 | Status: Completed | PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh | Co-PI: Dr. Saurabh Gupta
• Production and Validation of Indigenous Johnin from Native-Strain Indian Bison Type of Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis for the Diagnosis of Johne’s Disease in Domestic Livestock as a Field Test
  Funding Agency: NRDC, New Delhi | Amount: ₹2.00 Lakhs | Duration: 2019–2020 | Status: Completed | Coordinator & PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh | Co-PI: Dr. Saurabh Gupta, Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura
• Development of Nutraceutical Feed Additive Using Medicinal Plants (Moringa oleifera and Chenopodium album) Against Mycobacterial Infections in Domestic Livestock
  Funding Agency: DBT, New Delhi | Amount: ₹37.40 Lakhs | Duration: 2022–2024 | Status: Completed | Coordinator & PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh | Co-PI: Dr. Saurabh Gupta, Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura
• Sero-Surveillance and Molecular Epidemiology Studies of Selected Infectious Diseases of Livestock in the Himalayan Region
  Funding Agency: DBT, New Delhi | Amount: ₹1.48 Crores | Duration: 2022–2025 | Status: Ongoing | Coordinator & PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh | Co-PI: Dr. Saurabh Gupta, Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura
• Prevalence, Characterization and Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterial Infections in Free-Ranging Kashmir Stag (Hangul) and Captive Double-Humped Camel, Mithun and Yak of the Eastern and Western Himalayas
  Funding Agency: DBT, New Delhi | Amount: ₹1.38 Crores | Duration: 2022–2025 | Status: Ongoing | CC-PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh | Co-PI: Dr. Saurabh Gupta, Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura
• Production of the First Indigenous Growth Promoter ‘Mycobactin J’ for the Growth of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, a Major Pathogen Infecting Livestock and Humans
  Funding Agency: NRDC, New Delhi | Amount: ₹2.00 Lakhs | Duration: February 2022–2023 | Status: Completed | PI: Dr. Saurabh Gupta | Co-PI: Dr. S. V. Singh, Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura
• Study on Immune Exhaustion and Metabolic Reprogramming by Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis in Bovines
  Funding Agency: ICAR-NASF, New Delhi | Amount: ₹55.75332 Lakhs | Duration: February 2022–2025 | Status: Ongoing | CC-PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh | Co-PI: Dr. Saurabh Gupta
• Development of Novel Duplex-PCR for Differential Identification of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Clinical Samples from Domestic Livestock
  Funding Agency: CST-UP | Amount: ₹9.35 Lakhs | Duration: November 2023–2025 | Status: Ongoing | Co-PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh | PI: Dr. Saurabh Gupta, Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Mathura
• Development of the First Indigenous Oral Vaccine for the Therapeutic Management and Control of Incurable Paratuberculosis in Domestic Livestock
  Funding Agency: DBT-BIRAC, New Delhi | Amount: ₹38.70 Lakhs | Duration: March 2024–2026 | Status: Ongoing | PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh
• Identification of Key Molecular Factors Involved in Resistance/Susceptibility to Paratuberculosis Infection in Indigenous Breeds of Cows
  Funding Agency: DBT, New Delhi | Amount: ₹94.02 Lakhs | Duration: January 2020–2023 | Status: Completed | PI: Dr. Shoor Vir Singh

Scientific Affiliations

• Founder Member, International Academy of Biosciences (IAB), UK (2016–Present).
• Board of Director, International Association for Paratuberculosis, USA (2012–Present).